Candy-pulling machine



No. 753,353. V PATENTED MAR. 1,1904.

J. G. BRECKENRIDGE. CANDY PULLING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED DUTJZI, 1903. Y

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Tnvantor 2 Attorney'- UNITED STATES Patented March 1, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CANDY-PULLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 753,353, dated March 1, 1904.

Application filed October 21, 1903.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candy-Pulling Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others, skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in candy pulling machines and possesses the new and useful features hereinafter described and claimed.

Preceding a detailed description of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of opposite sides of the machine. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. sis an end view of the same. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the travel of the movable hooks.

is loosely mounted ashaft D. One end of said shaft is rigidly secured to a pulling-arm E, which lies adjacent to one side of the frame, and the other end of said shaft has rigidly connected to it a connecting-rod F, by means of which the slide C and the arm E are given horizontal reciprocating movements lengthwise of the frame, and the pulling-arm E is simultane ous'ly given a reciprocating oscillatory move: ment. The ends of the arms E are provided with candy-pulling hooks Gr, which project outwardly, and have suitable curvatures to catch and pull the candy in the operations of the machine, as hereinafter described.

H designates an arch projecting from the frame midway of its length and lying on one side thereof. The lower or outer end of this Serial No. 177,853. (No model.)

latter may have free movement back and forth.

I designates a stationary hook projecting inwardly from the lower end of the arch H and occupying a position parallel with the hooks Gr on the pulling-arm E.

J is a crank-arm connected to a counter-shaft l K, which isdriven from a main shaft L through a gear-wheel M and a pinion N, the latter being driven from belt pulley P on shaft L and adapted to drive the shaft of the crank-arm at the necessary'reduced speed.

The full and dotted positions of the pullingarm E in Fig. 1 represent the reversed movements of said arm, the full lines beingthe rearward stroke and the dotted lines representing the forward stroke. The dotted position in Fig. 2 represents the position of said pullingarm at the extreme limit of its rearward movement. Such position will be the same at either end of its movements. Throughout the various positions assumed by the pulling-arm the connecting-rod F and said arm will be in the same relative positions.

From the illustrations it is clear that in the operations of the machine the pulling-hooks G will alternately pass below and above the stationary hook I, one of said hooks Gengaging in its upward movement the candy adjacent to the stationary hook I and while said candy is being pulled by the other hook G. The candy is lifted by such hook and is carried thereby to one end of the machine in a direction the opposite to that in which it was carried by the other hook G. This is clearly illustrated in the diagram Fig. 5, which represents the travel of the pulling-hooks G relatively to the stationary hookI in the combined movements of said pulling-hooks.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The candy is secured to the stationary hook I and to one of the hooks G, the pulling-arm being first moved in a position to bring one of said hooks G adjacent to the stationary hook I. The machine is then started, and in the operation the pulling-arm E is reciprocated horizontally, on both sides of the stationary hook to the limit of the guide-slot B. During such movement the pulling-arm is also oscillated in a reciprocatory manner, moving the hooks Gr above and below the stationary hook I to catch the candy and pull it in both directions.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a candy-pulling machine, a frame, a stationary hook to support the candy while being pulled, a pulling-arm having hooks thereon to engage the candy held by the stationary hook and to pull the same in opposite directions, a slide upon which said arm is mounted, and a crank adapted to move said slide and to impart to the pulling-arm simultaneously a horizontal reciprocating and a reversed oscillating movement, whereby the candy held on the stationary hook is pulled in opposite directions, substantially as set forth.

2. In acandy-pulling machine, a frame haV said arm is supported, and crank connections adapted to impart to said slide a longitudinal reciprocating movement and to impart to the pulling-arm an oscillating reciprocating movement, substantially as set forth.

3. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination with a frame having a longitudinal guide-slot, a stationary candy-hook projecting laterally from said frame, a slide movable in the guide-slot in said frame, a shaft loosely mounted in said slide, a pulling-arm secured to said shaft on one side of' the slide, said pulling-arm having hooks projected outwardly therefrom, said hooks being adapted to pull the candy supported on the stationary hook in opposite directions, and crank connections between the shaft of the slide and pulling- 

